A Company Is Using a Kanban System with 2 Containers

question 19

Multiple Choice

A company is using a Kanban system with 2 containers, each holding 50 parts, between a downstream (using) and an upstream (producing) work center. The using work center can handle 250 jobs per day. The average elapsed time for the entire cycle is currently 0.25 days. The company is concerned about the safety factor for the operation. Which of the following is the safety factor (α) of the current operation?

• A) 20 percent
• B) 60 percent
• C) 80 percent
• D) 40 percent

Identify and describe the significance of various characteristics of protostomes including digestive tracts, body cavities, and circulatory systems.

Distinguish between protostomes with complete and incomplete digestive systems.

Recognize adaptations in protostomes that facilitate different lifestyles, including terrestrial and aquatic habitats.

Understand the evolutionary relationships and significance of the lophotrochozoan larva in certain protostome lineages.

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Definitions:

Biological Evolution

Any change in the inherited traits of a population that occurs from one generation to the next (that is, over a time period longer than the lifetime of an individual in the population).

Australopithecine Remains

Australopithecine remains are fossilized bone fragments and artefacts from early hominids belonging to the genus Australopithecus, key to understanding human evolution.

Hominin DNA

Genetic material that comes from hominins, our ancestors and relatives in the human evolutionary tree.

DNA Degradation

The breakdown or decomposition of DNA molecules, which can occur due to environmental factors, chemical reactions, or enzymatic processes.